In June, we reported that construction had begun at Dave’s Hot Chicken at 12345 Columbia Pike in White Oak. According to a representative from Dave’s, the location is anticipating a mid-November opening. (more…)
East County
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) has announced that it has closed on more than $303 million in financing for Hillandale Gateway, fully funding a new mixed-income, mixed-use, intergenerational community at the interchange between New Hampshire Avenue and the Capital Beltway in Silver Spring.
Earlier this year we let you know that First Watch signed on to open a new location in the upcoming White Oak Town Center development (12255 Prosperity Dr.). It will be taking over a corner space with a large outdoor patio, across from the future grocery store anchor that remains to be determined (but appears to be Amazon Fresh again). According to Google, the opening date will be October 14th.
Several adults were evaluated with non-life threatening injuries following an early morning collision in Burtonsville.
‘Khana a Claypot Grille’ had announced that it will be closing permanently on September 27th after approximately ten years at 15616 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Elijah Austin, a missing 17-year-old from Fairland. (more…)
The 32nd annual Burtonsville Day Celebration is back! The theme of this year is “Multicultural – Better Together.” The event takes place on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library & Community Recreation Center (14906 Old Columbia Pike).
District 3 Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Commander Jason Cokinos announced that a stolen car pursuit ended in an arrest last night after a brief foot chase near Calverton, MD.
A “Recreational Water Contact Health Advisory” has been issued for Triadelphia Reservoir as WSSC Water has detected high concentrations of blue-green algae, known as Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), in the Triadelphia Reservoir.
The Sears located at 11255 New Hampshire Ave in White Oak closed its doors in early 2021. It has been sitting vacant for three years, but now there’s light at the end of the tunnel as the property was approved at a recent Board of Public Works meeting for a $2 million grant from the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund, according to a Maryland Newsletters report.
Flavio Cesar Lanuza, the suspect who allegedly stole an MDOTSHA tow truck and led police on a chase through Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Thursday. (more…)